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    The surname Crossan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,191 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C625

    Crossan: #21,830 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Crossan #21,830, 1,191 people Crossan: #21,830 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Crossan #21,830, 1,191 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crossan is more common than 86.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced form of McCrossen, from Irish Mac an Chrosáin (“son of the satirist”), from crosán (“reciter”, literally “cross-bearer”).

    Crossan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,191 people named Crossan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,232 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,122.

    #21,830
    rank among US surnames
    1,191
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.1%
    change since 2000 (was #21,651)

    Who is named Crossan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Crossan identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Crossans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Dominic Crossan
      American academic, born 1934

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Croson

    Surnames that sound like Crossan

    Crossan has the Soundex code C625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C625.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Crossan come from?
    Reduced form of McCrossen, from Irish Mac an Chrosáin (“son of the satirist”), from crosán (“reciter”, literally “cross-bearer”).
    How common is the surname Crossan?
    1,191 people in the United States had the surname Crossan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,232 Americans. It ranked 21,830th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Crossan?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Crossan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Crossan?
    John Dominic Crossan, American academic.
    Where is the surname Crossan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Crossan in Ireland.
    What type of surname is Crossan?
    Crossan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Crossan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,122 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,191 in 2010, up 6.1%.
    What are other spellings of Crossan?
    Croson.